Native American Studies 211 - American Indian Images on Film

Institution:

Colgate University

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Description:

M. Taylor A critical analysis of American Indian images in documentary films, Hollywood productions, and television formats, from the early days of the moving image to the present. The course assesses the historical representation of Native Americans by non-Indians, as well as the contemporary work of American Indian filmmakers, comparing the cultural contexts and social implications of the two sets of viewpoints. The course is designed to offer another perspective on - and of - American Native peoples, as opposed to that created by Hollywood's mythic "reality.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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